Political Correctness Gone Mad

[harsh.ag]

Honestly I don't really want to comment about transpeople's brain wiring but I'll argue that you can say a similar thing about everyone who signed it, who I'm guessing also had different interpretations of what it meant.

I didn't say you should generalize

 

[Uppercut]

The letter is basically "people are using their free speech to say things like 'X is racist and Y should be fired', when they should be using their free speech to say things we want them to say."

 

[Magrat Garlick]

as we speak state leaders Orbán (Hun), Janša (Svn) and Vučić (Srb) are holding a debate about how Europe needs to be Uncensored, and how the cruel labelling of their policies as fascist and populist are stifling the conversation

lol

 

[sledger]

The letter is basically "people are using their free speech to say things like 'X is racist and Y should be fired', when they should be using their free speech to say things we want them to say."

This is almost always the left wing/liberal approach to free speech, in my experience.

 

[StephenZA]

This is almost always the left wing/liberal approach to free speech, in my experience.

This is almost everyones approach to free speech.

 

[sledger]

This is almost everyones approach to free speech.

Yeah, probably.

 

[StephenZA]

Yeah, probably.

I think largely it is ignorance, because people don't actually know what free speech is really about. And we can thank American media for that one.

 

[sledger]

I think largely it is ignorance, because people don't actually know what free speech is really about. And we can thank American media for that one.

Yeah, I agree, but I don't think people really understand fundamental/human rights generally tbh.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The letter is basically "people are using their free speech to say things like 'X is racist and Y should be fired', when they should be using their free speech to say things we want them to say."

*on Twitter

 

[Teja.]

Found the letter a boring painful read from some very entitled people.

 

[Niall]

Found the letter a boring painful read from some very entitled people.

Some tedious people especially Harry Potter lady and the fact that some have ran is pretty silly but not all people involved are entitled *****.
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1280727553561579526

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

It's a bunch of famous people plus the guy who ****ed a dolphin.

 

[Spark]

Seriously though imagine trying to explain this to literally anyone who doesn't spend time on Twitter, i.e. 75% of the population. People would look at you like you'd grown a second head.

 

[vcs]

It's a bunch of famous people plus the guy who ****ed a dolphin.

Tell me more

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Seriously though imagine trying to explain this to literally anyone who doesn't spend time on Twitter, i.e. 75% of the population. People would look at you like you'd grown a second head.

Eh "editors and writers not being able to handle criticism of their vitally important work and therefore writing a massive open letter" isn't exactly new drama

 

[sledger]

Rowling is coming out of this while thing looking like such a ****. It's great.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rowling sent innocent kids to the dungeons just because they were slytherins. Not suprised she's a bigot.

 

[Spark]

Eh "editors and writers not being able to handle criticism of their vitally important work and therefore writing a massive open letter" isn't exactly new drama

Kind of the point though, the idea that we're all supposed to Care A Lot About This Very Important Debate The Future Of Democracy Depends On It would seem just totally bonkers to normies.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

sure but journalists and magazine writers have always been like that. Orwell thought every word he wrote was saving the world

 

[sledger]

sure but journalists and magazine writers have always been like that. Orwell thought every word he wrote was saving the world

maybe it was